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The US-Iran framework deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and bring the two adversaries back to the negotiating table over Tehran’s nuclear programme was signed on Wednesday amid differing reports and growing confusion over its contents. Despite an earlier announcement that the agreement would be signed at a ceremony in Switzerland on Friday, US President Donald Trump signed a physical copy of the deal while dining with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palace of Versailles. In Tehran, President Masoud Pezeshkian also signed the document on Wednesday, according to the state-run IRNA news agency, which posted an image of…
By Mike Starling & AP Published on 18/06/2026 – 13:20 GMT+2 England head coach Thomas Tuchel hailed captain Harry Kane’s “complete performance” as the Three Lions kicked off their World Cup campaign with a 4-2 victory over Croatia at Dallas Stadium on Wednesday. Two goals from Kane, including a re-taken penalty kick, plus strikes from Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford gave England an impressive victory against the team that defeated them in the semi-finals at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. After scoring his two goals in the first half, the second a powerful header, Kane was the first person to jump on…
Tusk on Wednesday said “everything indicates that this was a political assassination,” but he added that Polish authorities were still compiling “evidence and more concrete findings.” “If it turns out that Russia was behind this attack, it would constitute an act of state terrorism,” he added. On Thursday, Tusk appeared to double down on his belief that the murder had been commissioned. “Authorities are working to identify the person who ordered the crime,” he wrote on X.
Published on 18/06/2026 – 11:42 GMT+2 Residents are heading to the polls in the Greater Manchester constituency of Makerfield in the UK today in a key by-election to determine their next MP – and quite possibly Britain’s next prime minister. Polls in Makerfield are open from 7 am to 10 pm on Thursday, with the count set to take place after voting closes. The by-election was triggered after the former Makerfield MP Josh Simons stepped down to pave the way for Andy Burnham, the mayor of Manchester, to be able to mount a challenge to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.…
Published on 18/06/2026 – 13:05 GMT+2 The EU’s top diplomate Kaja Kallas has responded after Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar said he had “no choice but to sever all contact” with her over reports that she compared Israel to South Africa’s former racist apartheid regime. Kallas reportedly made the remark during a trip to Mexico in May, where she met with senior Mexican government officials as part of an EU push to further cooperation with Latin America. “To date, no denial, clarification or response has been issued by her regarding this severe statement,” Sa’ar posted on social media earlier on…
A momentous occasion – and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the US after months of needless war certainly is that – calls for a grand location steeped in history. Fitting then, that Donald Trump signed the document at Versailles. It hits the mark on both counts: There’s enough gold to rival the US president’s own interior design choices at the White House, and it’s the very same spot where Germany agreed to pay reparations to the winning side following defeat in WWI in 1919. Make of that parallel what you will… The agreement had been…
La suspension des modèles d’Anthropic n’a pas été abordée directement, a indiqué Arthur Mensch, patron de Mistral AI, au cours d’un appel téléphonique avec POLITICO. La question “a plutôt été abordée sous l’angle des interdépendances des chaînes d’approvisionnement. J’ai rappelé que maintenir cette interdépendance était très important, car ce sera le vecteur de stabilité de la nouvelle économie mondiale qui émerge”, précise-t-il. La conclusion des discussions de mercredi sur l’intelligence artificielle a été l’idée de définir des normes auxquelles les développeurs de modèles d’IA de pointe devraient se conformer. | Ludovic Maron/AFP via Getty Images Plusieurs dirigeants ont saisi cette…
Published on 18/06/2026 – 12:07 GMT+2•Updated 12:07 “If Putin does not want to end this war and wishes to continue it — we will not sit quietly, we will respond,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his comments on Ukraine’s strike on Moscow’s oil refinery on Thursday morning. “If Ukraine burns, so will Moscow,” Zelenskyy said. Ukraine’s president said Kyiv’s drone strike on the Moscow oil refinery is Kyiv’s response to Russia’s attack against the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, one of the most important historic and religious symbols of Ukraine. “We were at the Lavra, and I said we will prepare a…
French President Emmanuel Macron hosted the ceremony shortly after the G7 summit, underlining France’s role in encouraging dialogue between the parties. The agreement takes immediate effect and launches a 60-day negotiation process, with a formal follow-up ceremony scheduled in Switzerland on 19 June. Officials said the initiative is designed to reduce regional tensions and support stability in global energy markets. The memorandum includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the lifting of a US naval blockade as initial confidence-building measures. Iran has also agreed to place its stockpile of enriched uranium under United Nations supervision, while broader issues…
Portugal drew 1-1 with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in their opening match at the 2026 World Cup. The disappointing result made headlines not only in the domestic press but also internationally, with outlets taking aim at Cristiano Ronaldo’s performance on the pitch. The 41-year-old Portugal captain was hit by a barrage of criticism after a display that fell short of expectations at what is his sixth and, possibly, last World Cup. The newspaper The Independent described Ronaldo as “a statue” and said that Portugal had sacrificed “yet another World Cup to Cristiano Ronaldo’s ego”. The Telegraph, meanwhile, compared…